FINANCE

Public bodies' housing 'perks' spark criticism

14 January 2009

Public bodies came under fire this week for paying senior executives tens of thousands of pounds ...

HEALTH

Call to delegate care trust powers

20 November 2008

HEALTH

£30m to endorse healthy living

11 November 2008

Nine councils are to get £30m to encourage people to exercise and eat healthily.

HEALTH

Welsh Government strategy launched to curb suicides

04 November 2008

The Welsh Assembly Government is to launch a strategy to cut the number of suicides in the country

HEALTH

Bid to smash pay glass ceiling

22 October 2008

CLIMATE CHANGE

Waltham Forest bans fast food shops near schools

22 October 2008

Waltham Forest Council has unveiled plans to ban new fast-food shops opening close to schools, pa...

HEALTH

Council joins scramble for top Lehman staff

26 September 2008

Councils are stepping in to grab the best talent as it comes available from firms going under in ...

HEALTH

Food for thought on obesity

17 September 2008

Councils are at the forefront of tackling childhood obesity. Petra Barnby looks at measures bei...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Kids' healthcare must improve

17 September 2008

A recent report by Ofsted suggests children’s trusts still have a long way to go to deliver healt...

FINANCE

Councils pledge cash for 2012 Olympics

04 September 2008

Local government is promising hundreds of millions of pounds of investment in sport and coaching ...